Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday postponed a visit to Indonesia after protests over her country's bloody crackdown on Rohingya Muslims and a thwarted plot to attack its Jakarta embassy.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday said authorities were looking into allegations of atrocities committed against the Muslim Rohingya minority, as she faces mounting criticism over her handling of the crisis.

Hailing India's diversity and pluralism, Myanmar's iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi today invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, saying people of her country drew huge inspiration from the two Indian greats in their yearning for democracy.

In what can be seen as a milestone in New Delhi's "Neighbourhood First" policy, Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi will pay a state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from October 17 to 19.

A man has been jailed for nine months after calling Myanmar's president "crazy" in a Facebook post, his wife said on Friday, in the latest use of a junta-era defamation law under the new civilian government.

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for US companies to bring investment to the former pariah state, saying economic success would help convince people and the powerful military that democracy is the best way forward.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.